RH Line calls printed May 30, 2014

Posted:
05/29/2014 07:37:32 PM MDT

Veterans Club

"We would like to put in a notice about the veterans group. I would like to thank them for breakfast Wednesday morning. It's been very kind and thoughtful of them so we would like to thank them for that and God bless you all. This is a World War II medic and husband."

"It's really a shame to see what's going to happen eventually to the Veterans Club with all the history of the building and the history of our veterans and everything and I was just thinking maybe the veterans ought to rent out one corner of the building to some artist and then the city could come forward and designate the building as a historical landmark and save it like they did that ugly eyesore Feed and Grain. They could have artists crawling all over that building and save it. Why hasn't the city come forward to offer any help with this problem? It just doesn't make sense to me."

"I'm a disabled veteran needing medical care and it's a shame the way the VA is treating us, but now to watch what the local vets organizations are doing to our meeting hall is an even bigger disgrace. The meeting to sell the building was a one-sided thinly disguised attempt to persuade the members to cave in on a decision to sell already made to the officers. I would gladly give $5 or more every month but they never asked for solutions to fix the problem. They only presented a disgusting and pathetic financial analysis weighted in their favor. I'm a 45-year member of the Legion, VFW and DAV. I guess I'll forget about renewing my membership from now on."

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"After all the foo-faw to save that old, eyesore, firetrap called the Feed and Grain, surely there must be someone in Loveland with deep enough pockets to save the Veterans Club, or at least there must be an organizer that can mount a campaign to raise enough money to save it. Remember, they are our veterans."

Memorial Day

"Thank you, Associated Veterans Club and American Post 15 for organizing the Memorial Day ceremony. It was a history lesson from the past to the present and one that everyone should not forget. Very nicely done."

Fracking Vote

"Yet another group, the Loveland Association of Realtors, came out to oppose the moratorium on fracking. Can it be that all these groups are correct and the Protect our Loveland Group are wrong? Probably so."

"I see the fracking people have put up a big banner that says, 'Vote no for safe energy.' Safe for whom? If you live 3 to 4,000 feet underground where they frack, maybe. But for us who live on the surface? No way, I'm going to vote yes."

Trash

"Why do you think it is the responsibility of Colorado taxpayers to pay to get rid of your super, horrible, inconvenient trash? You pay for your sewage at home. Why should it be free from your camper?"

Use of iPads

"Yeah, this is in regards to the iPads and finals. Whoever wrote this: I don't know how old you are, but when I grew up if we tried to use books or cheat sheets, we failed the test. So no, you do not need to use iPads or books during a test. That is ridiculous."

"This is in response to the comment about iPads and the final exams and the kids having the iPads taken away. The teachers didn't really realize they were using them that much. They thought they were just playing games so they just took them all away. The kids' music for the final concert was on them and the kids' notes. They just took them all away like they were of no value."

Glade Reservoir

"I wonder if those along the Poudre River now who oppose Glade Reservoir to the north of LaPorte wouldn't welcome a dam, which would mitigate the spring runoff. Notice the Big Thompson River isn't flooding outside its banks and causing problems to the eastern communities. Support Glade Reservoir. It's a logical, sensible, environmentally sound project for the conservation of our water."

VA Responsibility

"President Obama needs to take ownership and responsibility of the VA secretary and ask him for his withdrawal or resignation. This is in the best interest of his country and shows he still has some leadership. If it doesn't, this is an example of ongoing poor leadership."

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